Blender

A way to uninstall Blender from your system

Blender is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Blender Foundation. More information on Blender Foundation can be seen here. More info about the program Blender can be seen at http://www.blender.org/. Blender is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender folder, depending on the user's decision. Blender's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\uninstall.exe. Blender's primary file takes about 474.50 KB (485888 bytes) and is named blender.exe.

Blender is comprised of the following executables which take 108.00 MB (113244647 bytes) on disk:

• blender-app.exe (76.53 MB)
• blender.exe (474.50 KB)
• blenderplayer.exe (30.86 MB)
• uninstall.exe (140.48 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.72 of Blender. You can find below info on other application versions of Blender:

• 4.2.0
• 2.83.20
• 3.3.20
• 3.1.1
• 2.93.8
• 3.3.5
• 2.76.1
• 3.3.9
• 3.3.12
• 2.83.5
• 4.1.1
• 2.76.0
• 2.73
• 2.69
• 2.92.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.3.10
• 3.1.0
• 2.83.15
• 2.83.9
• 2.65
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.7
• 2.77.0
• 2.64
• 2.91.2
• 3.6.14
• 3.2.1
• 2.83.2
• 2.80.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.0.0
• 2.83.13
• 3.0.1
• 2.83.14
• 2.60
• 4.2.1
• 3.6.3
• 2.83.3
• 2.58
• 3.3.15
• 4.0.1
• 2.93.6
• 2.75.0
• 3.6.8
• 2.93.5
• 2.90.0
• 2.93.17
• 2.83.6
• 3.3.16
• 4.2.3
• 3.6.2
• 2.83.18
• 3.2.2
• 4.2.2
• 3.6.12
• 2.82.1
• 3.3.14
• 2.61
• 3.6.7
• 2.93.2
• 2.76.2
• 3.3.11
• 3.6.16
• 3.4.0
• 2.93.7
• 3.6.4
• 2.70
• 2.93.11
• 2.74
• 2.63
• 4.0.2
• 3.5.0
• 2.91.0
• 2.49
• 2.83.17
• 3.2.0
• 2.93.10
• 2.93.3
• 3.3.3
• 2.67
• 2.79.1
• 3.6.0
• 3.6.11
• 2.79.2
• 3.6.17
• 3.3.18
• 2.93.0
• 4.1.0
• 2.82.0
• 2.83.10
• 3.3.2
• 2.93.14
• 3.6.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.6.15
• 2.78.3
• 2.68

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Blender.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Blender:

• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Blender Foundation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\z4dihsls.default-release\storage\default\https+++blender.stackexchange.com

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\config.ocio
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\aces_to_xyz.spimtx
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\adx_adx10_to_cdd.spimtx
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\adx_cdd_to_cid.spimtx
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\adx_cid_to_rle.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\adx_exp_to_aces.spimtx
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\colorworks_filmlg_to_p3.3dl
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\dci_xyz.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_advantix_100.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_advantix_200.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_advantix_400.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfachrome_ct_precisa_100.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfachrome_ct_precisa_200.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfachrome_rsx2_050.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfachrome_rsx2_100.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfachrome_rsx2_200.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_futura_100.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_futura_200.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_futura_400.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_futura_ii_100.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_futura_ii_200.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_futura_ii_400.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_hdc_100_plus.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_hdc_200_plus.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_hdc_400_plus.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_optima_ii_100.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_optima_ii_200.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_ultra_050.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_vista_100.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_vista_200.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_vista_400.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\agfa_agfacolor_vista_800.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\canon_optura_981111.slrr.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\canon_optura_981111.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\canon_optura_981113.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\canon_optura_981114.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\eastman_double_x_neg_12min.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\eastman_double_x_neg_4min.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\eastman_double_x_neg_5min.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\eastman_double_x_neg_6min.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\fujifilm_f-125.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\fujifilm_f-250.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\fujifilm_f-400.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\fujifilm_fci.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\fujifilm_fp2900z.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_dscs_3151.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_dscs_3152.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_dscs_3153.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_dscs_3154.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_dscs_3155.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_dscs_3156.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_ektachrome_100.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_ektachrome_100_plus.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_ektachrome_320t.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_ektachrome_400x.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_ektachrome_64.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_ektachrome_64t.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_ektachrome_e100s.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_gold_100.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_gold_200.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_kaf-2001.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_kaf-3000.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_kai-0311.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_kai-0372.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_kai-1010.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_kodachrome_200.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_kodachrome_25.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_kodachrome_64.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_max_zoom_800.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_portra_100t.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_portra_160nc.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_portra_160vc.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_portra_400nc.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_portra_400vc.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\film_response\kodak_portra_800.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\lg10.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\rec709.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\rec709_to_aces.spimtx
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\rrt_ut33_dcdm.spi3d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\rrt_ut33_p3dci.spi3d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\rrt_ut33_rec709.spi3d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\rrt_ut33_sRGB.spi3d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\spi_ocio_srgb_test.spi3d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\srgb.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\srgb_to_xyz.spimtx
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\colormanagement\luts\vd16.spi1d
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\fonts\bmonofont-i18n.ttf.gz
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\fonts\droidsans.ttf.gz
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\ar\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\ar_raw\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\ca\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\cs\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\de\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\eo\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\es\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\es_ES\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\fa\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\fa_raw\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\fr\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo
• C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.72\datafiles\locale\he\LC_MESSAGES\blender.mo

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SweetLabs App Platform\IndexCache\FileItems\c:|programdata|microsoft|windows|start menu|programs|blender foundation|blender
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SweetLabs App Platform\IndexCache\FolderItems\c:|programdata|microsoft|windows|start menu|programs|blender foundation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\blender.exe

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\C-Extras\Portable Programs\blender-3.6.2-windows-x64\blender.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\C-Extras\Portable Programs\blender-3.6.2-windows-x64\blender.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-18\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\blender.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1302794332-3459601216-1402976795-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\blender.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1302794332-3459601216-1402976795-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\blender-app.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1302794332-3459601216-1402976795-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\C-Extras\Portable Programs\blender-3.6.2-windows-x64\blender.exe

A way to delete Blender from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Blender is a program offered by Blender Foundation. Some users decide to remove this application. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK action to remove Blender is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Blender or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Blender". If it exists on your system the Blender application will be found automatically. After you select Blender in the list , the following data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Blender, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Blender:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.blender.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Blender.


8. After removing Blender, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Blender which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Blender using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Blender by Blender Foundation from your computer, nor are we saying that Blender by Blender Foundation is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Blender in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.